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Nehemiah 4:12-13
New American Standard Bible

Chapter 4

12When the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times, 'They will come up against us from every place where you may turn,' 13then I stationed men in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the exposed places, and I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears, and bows.
King James Version

Chapter 4

12And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
13Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Christian Standard Bible

Chapter 4

12When the Jews who lived nearby arrived, they said to us time and again, "Everywhere you turn, they attack us." 13So I stationed people behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.
New Living Translation

Chapter 4

12The Jews who lived near the enemy came and told us again and again, 'They will come from all directions and attack us!' 13So I placed armed guards behind the lowest parts of the wall in the exposed areas. I stationed the people to stand guard by families, armed with swords, spears, and bows.
English Standard Version

Chapter 4

12At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and said to us ten times, "You must return to us." 13So in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in open places, I stationed the people by their clans, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
New International Version

Chapter 4

12Then the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times over, "Wherever you turn, they will attack us."
13Therefore I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows.
New King James Version

Chapter 4

12So it was, when the Jews who dwelt near them came, that they told us ten times, “From whatever place you turn, they will be upon us.”
13Therefore I positioned men behind the lower parts of the wall, at the openings; and I set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
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